Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

A motivational book for children who are inspired by the success of the Lionesses.

Three of the Lionesses from the recent World Cup and Euro squads (Ella Toone, Georgia Stanway and Nikita Parris) have worked with writer Cheryl Rickman to create a book aiming to inspire children to achieve whatever goals they set themselves, learn to deal with challenges that arise and promote mental and emotional wellbeing. The three players discuss openly how they got to their positions playing for the national team and emphasise that hard work, a sense of determination and support from those around you are key in taking steps to succeed. The book also features lots of personal stories and practical tips which can apply to everyday life.

Whilst the book uses the context of football to appeal to young girls, the content and key messages are suitable for all. Readers may wish to note that it does contain references to puberty and hormonal changes in girls, so I would recommend this for age 9 plus.

This book is one to read in instalments and revisit rather than read all at once in my opinion. I feel that there are a lot of important messages that may be otherwise lost as the book is quite long. As an introduction to self-help books, this is ideal given the recent success of the Lionesses. It also signposts many organisations and charities at the end of the book which readers may wish to engage with.